The Kansas State Archives is located at the Kansas Historical Society headquarters in Topeka, Kansas. Their division has an Archive of government records, personal papers, books, a newspaper microfilm database, and more.
Online Collections
Online Collections
- Kansas Memory (includes Kansas State Gazetteer and Business Directories for 1878-1912)
- Kansas Names Index
- Kansas Military Index
- Kansas Places Index
- Territorial Kansas Online, 1854-1861
- Civil War on the Western Border
- Kansas Historical Collections (Transactions)
- Kansas Historical Quarterly
- Kansas History magazine
- Kansas state agency publications
- Gale Research databases – available in KSHS research room
- Ebsco Research databases – available in KSHS research room
- Ancestry full access available in KSHS research room
- Ancestry partnership offsite access for Kansas residents
- Heritage Quest available offsite through State Library of Kansas web page
Although not entirely online, the Kansas State Archives has information about the 1855-1940 Kansas Censuses.
- Guide to Kansas Census Indexes, 1855 – 1925
- Territorial censuses, 1855-1859
- 1860 Federal Census of Kansas Territory
- 1865 Kansas State Census
- 1870 Federal Census of Kansas
- 1875 Kansas State Census
- 1880 Federal Census of Kansas
- 1885 Kansas State Census
- 1890 Federal Census of Kansas
- 1895 Kansas State Census
- 1900 Federal Census of Kansas
- 1905 Kansas State Census
- 1910 Federal Census of Kansas
- 1915 Kansas State Census
- 1920 Federal Census of Kansas
- 1925 Kansas State Census
- 1930 Federal Census of Kansas
- 1940 Federal Census online
There is no admission fee to visit the Kansas State Archives.
Hours of Operation
March thru October: Tuesday-Saturday, 9 am – 4:30 pm
November thru February: Wednesday-Saturday, 9 am – 4:30 pm
Closed for State Holidays
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